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Hervey, son of Eustace, to the nuns, for his soul and the soul of his late wife Beatrix, 10 acres in various parts of Cambridge fields; in one part of the town 6 acres; 1 acre of which abuts on the Barton road and lies next land of Thomas Tuillet, 1 acre abuts on the pasture of Godgivedole and lies next land of Anger Ruffus (Russ), 2 acres abut on the road to Cotes and lie next land of the Cambridge hospital, 1 acre abuts on Braderusche, next land of St Radegund; 1/2 acre abutting on St Neot's Rd. (Maddingley Rd.) and lying next land of Reginald Ruffus (Russ). On the other side of the town 4 acres; 2 acres abutting on Hokerevewell next land of Stephen Haukeston, 1/2 acre in Middelfurlong next land of John Ruffus, 1/2 abutting on Littlemore, 2 roods in Middelfurlong next land of John Ruffus. Witnesses: Robert Seman, Adam, son of Eustace, John de Sexton, Michael, son of Hervey, John, his brother, Henry Vivien, Geoffrey Potekin, John, his son, John, son of Alfred, Symon, son of Hervey et multis aliis.

Maud, widow of Symon Bagge, to the nuns 1 acre in Cambridge fields next Trumpington ford, which acre her brother Robert gave her at the church door in free marriage; 1/2 acre lies between land of Walter de St Edmund and that of Lady Helen (Domina Elena), abutting on Trumpington Road and on the land of the Prior of Barnwell, and 1/2 acre next Trumpington ford and the land of the prior of Barnwell. Witnesses: Sir (Dominus) Hervey, son of Eustace, Robert Seman, Adam, son of Eustace, Michael Goging, Stephan de Havekeston, Henry, his brother, Geoffrey Potekin, John, his son, William Pilate, Robert de St Edmund's, Henry Vivien, Hamo de Colecestre (Colchester) et multis aliis.

Alberic, son of Eustace of Madingley, for the souls of himself, his father, his ancestors, his wife Mabil and his heirs, to the nuns of St Radegund 2 acres of his land lying in Madingley fields, of which 4 selions abut on Leford Havedlong between the land of Maurice Russ (Ruffus) of Cambridge and the land of Henry de Berton, formerly belonging to Eustace the Smith; 1 selion abuts on the road to the meadow, lying between the land of Reginald Carpenter and the land of the aforesaid Alberic, and 1 selion abuts on Bernoldsdich, lying between the land of John de Senigey and the land of Walter Blancpain. Witnesses: William de Burdeley, William, his son, Roger Sprot, Hervey Grim, William, his brother, Maurice Russ (Ruffus), Allard __garius, Hervey, son of Eustace, Robert Seman, Adam Weriel, John Crocheman, Richard Atgate (de Porta), Bartholomew Tailur, Geoffrey Potekin, Henry, son of Elias, Geoffrey, son of Eustace, Warin, son of Tangar (or Targar), Astin, son of Eustace, John, son of Robert, Richard, his son, Eustace Smith (faber), John of Seningey, Walter de Coteham et multis aliis.

Henry, son of Hugh, to Symon, son of Henry, a shop in Cambridge market, which he holds of John de Berton, lying between a shop of the same Symon and a shop of William, son of Henry. Rent: to John de Berton 2s; gersuma: 3 marks. Witnesses: Sir (Dominus) John, son of Hugh, chaplain, Master (magister) Alan de Say, John de Berton, John Potekin, John Alvivechild, Bartholomew le Noble, Stephen and Henry de Hanckeston, Walter Crocheman, Richard Tailor (cissor), Simon, son of Ailberic, et aliis.

Adam Sadler to Henry Hubert, in marriage with his sister, Edusa, a shop in St Edward's parish lying between land of Baldwin Blancgernon and land formerly in the tenure of Bartholomew Taillur, to Henry as his heirs by Edusa. Rent: 3s. Witnesses: Thomas, son of smith, Geoffrey Potekin, John, his son, Robert Nadun, Simon de St Botolph's, Robert Weragon, William Lane, Hosbert Cambridge, Richard Formager et multis aliis.

Geoffrey, son of Orgar, of Cambridge, to Symon, son of Henry all his land in Cambridge lying between the land which Robert Seman holds of the convent of Chikesand (Chicksands Priory, Bedfordshire) and the land of Thomas de Tacstede, for his homage and service. Rent: 2s 6d and a pair of gloves, value 1/2d. Gersuma: 4 marks. Witnesses: Hervey (son of Eustace), Robert Seman, Geoffrey Potekin, John, his son, Walter Corde, (missing), Michael, his son, Ralph Wambe, Henry, son of He_, gar Welles, John, son Reginald (?), Richard (?), son of Yvo et aliis.

Richard, son of Bartholomew, tailor (cissor) of Cambridge, to his uncle Thomas Potekin, clerk, 2 acres in Cambridge fields between the land of Thomas Dalles and that of the Prior of Barnwell, abutting on Hinton way. Gersuma: 4 marks; rent: to Leonius Dunning 14d, to the donor a rose. Witnesses: William Elyot, Bartholomew Goging, Robert de Maddingele, William Goldring, Ernest Mercer (Mercator), Henry Nadun, Thomas Wulward, Thomas Godeman, Roger de Ely et aliis.

Henry, son of Goda, of St Radegund Street, and his brother Hugh, to Hugh and William, brethren of St Radegund, 1 sellion on Cambridge fields, lying between the land formerly of Hervey Clerk and that of Walter de Wilburham, abutting on the land of Barnwell Priory and on the land of Adam son of Eustace. Hagabel 1/2d; gersuma: 8s. Witnesses: Adam, son of Eustace, Robert Seman, Michael Goging, Geoffrey Potekin, John, his son, Nicholas Childman, Walter de Lindeshey, Nicholas Sarant, Geoffrey Coc et aliis.

Stephen de Scalaris (Scaler, or Scales, see Gray 5) to Absalon, son of Roger of Cambridge 3 shops in Cambridge market, one a corner shop, rent 5s 8d; hagabel 4d; the adjoining one 4s and the third 3s 8d. Consideration: 100s ("ad magnun negocium meum perficiendum" - to accomplish his great work). Donor covenants to use no art or ingenuity to get out of this agreement. Witnesses: Geoffrey Poteckin, Richard, Eustace (?), brothers, Henry Elyot, John, son of Hugh, Roger Parleben, John, son of Henry le Tablur, Godfrid, son of William, __ Potekin, (Laurence?) Potekin, Ralph, son of Edmund(?) et multis aliis.

Walter Mayner, chaplain, to John, son of John Mayner, his nephew, a messuage in Barnwell between a messuage of Richard Attebroo and one of Symon de Stokton, abutting on the highway (King Street), and 1/2 acre in Barnwell Croft between the land of Hugh Smith (Faber) and that of Richard Attebroo, reaching from the said messuage to Grenecroft. Witnesses: Hugh Smith (Faber), Symon Bernard, John Potekyn, Geoffrey Page, Thomas Boteneye et aliis.

Thomas, son of Thomas Mercer (Mercator), to his sister, Cecilia, a messuage between Hintom Lane and the land of Mabel Gulfre. Rent: 8d to the heirs of Richard Gulfre and to his own heirs a pair of gloves worth 1/2d. Witnesses: Robert Seman, Adam, son of Eustace, Michael, John, son of Hervey, Ralph, son of Henry (Hervey?), Thomas, son of Joakim, Richard, son of Yvo, Geoffrey, son of Ralph, John Potekin, Michael Bernard, Geoffrey Morin (Moriz?), William Pilat et multis aliis.

Hugh, son of Bartholomew le Noble to his uncle Thomas Potekin 2 shops, one between the land of the Hospital of St John and the land of Thomas le Cutiler, the other between the land of Thomas le Cutiler and the land of William le Lorimer. Rent: 6d to Leonius Dunning and 1 clove of garlic to the donor; 6d to Robert Hubert for the other shop; gersuma: 6 marks for the corner shop. Witnesses: Richard, son of Laurence, John Martin, William Elyot, Ernest Mercer, Nicholas Goldsmith, William Goldring, Robert de Maddingele, Henry Nadun, William le Loriner, Thomas Cutiller et aliis.

John, son of Geoffrey Godard, with the consent of Eva, his wife, to the nuns a rent of 2s out of land lying between the land of Andrew de Middleton and the river bank, abutting on the land of Algar de Well and that of John le (Oste), and if he die childless, the reversion of the land to the nuns, except for a small room next the land of the aforesaid Andrew. Also a rent which Richard de Tredde paid him viz. 4d. Witnesses: Thomas Tuilet, Robert de St Edmund's, Eustace, son of Hervey, Master (Magister) Bartholomew, son of Ralph, Nicholas, son of Ralph, Walter Crocheman, John Goging, John Potekin, John Alvevechild, William Tui(let?), Robert Hubert, Childman, Nicholas, his son, John de Berton et aliis.

Thomas Potekin to John, son of Serle de Upwended for a certain sum of money as gersuma, a rent of 5s out of the shops described in 219b-c. Witnesses: Wiliam Elioth, John, son of Martin, Henry Nadon, Robert de Maddingele, Richard Baleman, Richard de Hockele, Richard le Vinter,Thomas le Cotiler et aliis.

Cites the grant of a rent of 5s per annum out of 2 shops made by Thomas Potekin to John Serle of Upwendon, a shop of Thomas le Cotiler lying between the two shops. Condition: The grant to be for 4 years from Michaelmas 1274. The said John has paid the said Thomas Potekin 16s for his urgent business. If the said Thomas die within the term of 4 years the rent to remain to the said John for ever. Witnesses: William Elioth, Robert de Maddingele, Henry Nadon, Richard Bateman, Richard de Hockele, Richard le Vinter, Thomas le Cotiler et aliis.

Margaret, widow of Silvester de Barnwell, to Adam de Infirmaria de Barnwell her right of dower in a plot sold by her late husband to the said Adam. Witnesses: Hugh Smith (Faber), William Sehinghan, John Smith, John Potekin, Thomas Porter (Ianitor) of Barnwell et aliis.

Ivetta, widow of Peter (grandmother of Alice 170a?) releases to the nuns her right of the dower in the second of the premises described in 170a (between land late in the tenure of Godlomb and the land of Nicholas Kyp). Witnesses: Hervey, son of Eustace, Robert Saman, Geoffrey Potekin, John and Laurence, his sons, Ralph, son of Henry, Thomas Mercer, Hervey, son of Martin, Michael and John, his sons, Walter Corde, William Pilat et multis aliis.